In a study published in JAMA, researchers studied almost 17,000 healthy American and Australian adults over age 65 for a seven-year period. Study participants took cognitive tests every two years that ...

Gait apraxia affects a person's ability to start and coordinate walking. It occurs when something affects the brain's frontal ...

A slower walking pace could be a sign of cognitive decline or dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers assessed more than 16,800 healthy people over the age of 65 in the US and Australia during a ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that a seemingly minor change in your stride can be an incredibly early and important marker ...

Dementia impacts nearly seven million older adults in the U.S. But the devastating condition often progresses slowly, making it difficult to know if a loved one is struggling early on. However, recent ...

A series of revealing studies have highlighted that slowing down in your walking pace as you age could be a red flag for the onset of dementia. Specialists from the University of Minnesota and Monash ...

Those who reach between 3,800 and 9,800 steps per day and do so at a higher intensity were found to have a lower risk of developing dementia, according to a new study of older adults in the U.K. The ...

A British gait study has revealed that individuals with Lewy body dementia vary their step time and length, and move asymmetrically, while people with Alzheimer’s disease rarely changed their walking ...

A first-of-its-kind study suggests that to detect subtle gait impairments in older adults that often are prevalent in the early stages of cognitive decline, "throw them a curve." Gait analysis, ...

When it comes to signs of dementia, becoming more forgetful is perhaps the one that most people are aware of. While it can certainly be concerning to notice a loved one forgetting recent conversations ...